rusty inner seatpost tube 91 outpost

[fattaffracingco]

hi all, ive been doing some long needed jobs on my steel framed 91 outpost,(which ive owned 20 odd years ) i have removed the old seized seatpost by placing bike in a vice upsside down via the seatpost and using the whole bike as a lever , my god it was tight !!! and ive been soaking it in penetrant for a few weeks also
any ways is there a clever way of cleaning inside my post tube or do i just persevere with a rod and brillo pad cable tied to each other ??? its slow work tho
the new post only goes in about 6 inches before it gets tight and i aint forcing it in , anyone with a clever tip ???? thanks guys chris fattaff

 

[Tad]

Re:

Get a wooden dowel, attach some wet&dry/sandpaper etc around it, stick it in an electric drill and go to it with that, I've done several this way over the years.

 

[Tootyred]

Same idea as above, but with coat hanger folded at each end...one to fit in into the drill chuck tight the other to hold a big chunk of folded tin foil. Works a treat.

 

[fattaffracingco]

lovely !!!! thanks guys!!!!

 

[hamster]

If you can do it with the frame upside down in a workstand so that the muck falls out rather than into the frame then even better.